Zhao Xiulian was actually not very happy about Li Weidong's plan to build a house.
"Our family has money now. After you marry Xiaoye and have children, wouldn't it be better to buy a house in the city?"
She chided, "Even if the education in the city is good, you can't stay in the village forever, can you?"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Xiaoye's pretty face instantly turned bright red: "Auntie, this is just a baseless rumor..."
"Where did they go?"
Li Xiaoli teased, "Are you saying you don't want to marry my brother?"
"You brat, you're talking about me again!"
The two started playfully fighting.
Li Weidong shook his head and said seriously, "Mom, buying a house in the city is no problem, but building a house in the village won't affect me either!"
"Anyway, I've already told everyone that we'll start construction tomorrow and get the house built first."
Even if we move to the city in the future, we will eventually return to our roots when we get old.
He loves his hometown and this land. No matter how things develop outside in the future, he will always be a person of Taohuayu!
Zhao Xiulian couldn't persuade him otherwise, so she shook her head and said, "Fine, whatever you say goes. Anyway, you're the head of the household now."
“You didn’t say you were going to build a house sooner. We haven’t prepared anything at home. You should go to town and buy some rice, vegetables, meat and other things. We can’t neglect our fellow villagers.”
...
the next day.
Everyone in the village knew that Li Weidong was going to build a new house, and in no time, all the able-bodied men from every household came to help.
Even the women flocked to Li Weidong's house.
"Sister-in-law Xiulian, since you're building a house, I'll cook the meals!"
"We women don't know how to build houses, but if you need help with any other chores, just let me know!"
"That's right, these men are helping with the work, so we can't just sit idly by. Please don't be shy with us."
“Building a house is a very demanding and laborious task. Auntie, you just need to stay at home and leave the laundry and cooking to us.”
A group of women almost lifted Zhao Xiulian up.
The men who rushed to help build the house were all incredibly excited.
"Weidong, you can leave the house construction to us. You don't need to worry about it at all!"
"Yes, yes, I heard yesterday that you were going to build a house, so I went to my uncle's house to ask for his tools."
"Although I don't know how to build houses, I can do odd jobs. Don't worry, Weidong, I guarantee you'll be satisfied with this house!"
Dozens of men pushed their way forward desperately, afraid that Li Weidong wouldn't choose them.
Li Weidong and Zhao Xiulian were at a loss for words, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
It's just building a house; seven or eight experienced workers will suffice.
Even if things don't go well, ten or so people would be enough.
Why would we need so many people?
Li Baotian followed, and seeing Li Weidong looking at him, he shook his head helplessly: "I only called six people, who knew the whole village would know?"
Not only did they find out, but they all rushed over to help!
Li Weidong was speechless. He sighed and said, "Uncles, I know you want to help me, but we really don't need so many people to build this house!"
"Just leave five or six people behind."
The land is only so big. If there are too many people, there won't be enough room for everyone to stand. How can we work?
But everyone wanted to stay; it was impossible for them to go back.
Helpless, Li Weidong could only name a few close associates and leave the rest of the way before they reluctantly went home.
Before leaving, he didn't forget to remind us: "If you're too busy, just let us know. Don't treat us like outsiders!"
Li Weidong agreed with a wry smile, then saw the person off and went to prepare breakfast.
The villagers helped build the house, and it was only right that they provided meals. After having breakfast at the host's house, the work could begin.
The news that Li Weidong was going to build a house naturally reached Hu Zi's ears.
Look at them!
Wang Dahua threw a tantrum at home: "Not only have we made money, but now we want to build a new house!"
"The land for that new house is still ours!"
The more she thought about it, the angrier she became, and she couldn't help but glare at Hu Zi: "It's all your fault. Why did you have to plant mushrooms for no reason? It's like you're possessed."
"Now look what happened! I didn't make any money, I'm drowning in debt, and even my homestead was swindled away by that little bastard Li Weidong!"
She didn't really care about that plot of land, since its location was really bad.
But once it fell into Li Weidong's hands, things were different.
The thought that Li Weidong's family was doing better than her own made her feel extremely uncomfortable.
Tiger, however, didn't care at all: "What do you mean Li Weidong cheated us out of our homestead?"
"That plot of land was given to our family by someone who was out of his mind!"
He sneered, "You know what that place used to be like. It was a dilapidated piece of land. There used to be a temple there, but the incense offerings stopped, and the temple fell into disrepair. I don't even want to talk about how bad the feng shui was."
"Only that idiot Li Weidong would come here with money so eagerly, and now he wants to build houses on it. It's hilarious!"
Speaking of feng shui, Wang Dahua's expression improved: "But to be honest, the feng shui of that place is indeed bad, otherwise the temple wouldn't be in such a dilapidated state."
"That's not right..."
She suddenly frowned: "Even a fool would look down on this place, it's obviously not good, why would Li Weidong want to take it?"
"That little bastard has never made a losing deal before. Could it be that this piece of land is actually a geomantically auspicious location?"
Tiger scoffed, "Mom, what are you thinking? If it were really such a blessed place, would it have been deserted until now?"
"Don't forget that when the land for building houses was being allocated, this piece of land was set aside separately, and nobody wanted it."
He was just unlucky. Everyone was supposed to vote for that piece of land, so it wouldn't be counted in the lottery.
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